Prince Harry doesn’t want to get married for a looooong time

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Jake Pavelka gets one. more. chance. (Ugh!!)

Designer Josie Natori to team with Target for sexy lingerie line

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The secret to looking perfectly polished

Kim Kardashian is telling Kris to knock her up ASAP

Tips to help bring on the lovin’ this summer

I think it’s pretty clear by now that here at CollegeCandy we take our tv watching pretty seriously. We either love it, or hate it. (Or love to hate it.) We know what we like and what we don’t and we’re not afraid to say it. And when we’re invested in a show, we’re invested in a show. Like “oh-m-gee can you believe they finally kissed!?” invested.  So that’s probably why when our favorite tv shows take a turn for the worst it hits us so hard.

You know what I mean, right? When a show that you love to watch, wait for every week, suddenly somehow takes a turn towards crazy town with boring scenes, bad plot lines and characters with personality disorders? Sigh. It’s a sad fate, but it’s happened to the best of them.

10. The Jersey Shore. It’s only number ten because this show is far more entertaining than it has any right to be. It’s a train wreck, but it’s one that you just can’t look away from. But the things that make this show so enticing- namely the nights out at the clubs and the drunken brawls- have apparently been banned from season four to ensure that Italy appear in a positive light. So yeah, something tells me this show is on its way out.

9. American Idol. Season 10 was better than season 9. I’ll give them that. But really this show should have closed its doors the day Taylor Hicks was voted this country’s American Idol. Plus, Steven Tyler is fun and all, but without Simon there’s not a single judge that gives anything even close to an honest critique.

8. Gilmore Girls. I loved this show more than I’ve ever loved any other television show, but even I have to admit that its later seasons just didn’t measure up. Rory was transformed from a sweet but lovable bookworm to a college dropout and Lorelei married Christoper instead of Luke. We were supposed to buy that?

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You didn’t leave all your work until Sunday night did you? What!?! You did. That’s okay. No stress. You’ll get it all done. We’re so sure that you’ll get it all done that we’re giving you a few more excuses to procrastinate. This week we’re checking out the hilarious Harvard Sailing Team videos because who doesn’t love hilarious comedy groups full of hilarious guys?

You’re welcome.

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It’s only the third week of summer and already I’m missing college. Yup, in 21 short days I’ve tasted enough of the real world to know I am nowhere near ready for it. What happened to the days of water wings, Disney-shaped iced pops and smeary sunscreen? Now that was real relaxation! I’m having trouble calling this a summer “vacation” when every day requires I get out of bed earlier than I did for classes! Thanks Mom & Dad for insisting I get a part-time job. As for all that responsibility and financial independence you want me to learn? Gross!

Let’s just fast-forward through the monotony of June and endless humidity of July. August means school spirit, classes and fun. And you know what? You can’t get me back to campus soon enough!

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Every summer, until I was 14, I would beg my parents to send me to sleepaway camp. I would promise I wouldn’t call home and told them I could handle being in the woods for a couple of weeks. And every summer I got the same answer, no. So I did what any other pre-teen would do, hung out at the mall, hit up the beach, and watched movies that made me feel like I was at summer camp.

Now before I go on, I should tell you I finally got my experience at sleepaway camp, I worked as a Unit Leader for an entire summer at a girl scout camp in Virgina. And can I just say, what a rip off! Besides having the exact cabins as Parent Trap (we almost put one of the counselors furniture on the roof just because) it was NOTHING like the movies. So if you missed out, don’t worry…you didn’t miss much.

Still, every time I see camp rock (my sister’s 12, she watches it..I just happen to be in the same room), or any other crazy camp movie I can’t help but wish I was 10 again so I could have my very own camp adventure.  So, since it’s almost that time of year again, here are 6 movies that made me want to go to camp:

Our friends at The Frisky wrote this article about tears in the dressing room. Some were tears of happiness, some of sadness and some were just down right random. And while I’ve never had a breakdown about a pseudo celebrity death (really, you should read it), this article resonated with me.

What is about dressing rooms?

I remember once in high school I spent a long day shopping with my mom. With no real agenda, we wandered from store to store just to pass time on an uneventful sunny Saturday afternoon. I spotted this killer mini dress from bcbg that had a long line of buttons up the back. I slid into the dressing room and tried it on.

Sometime in between taking the dress off the hanger and sliding it on, it happened. The waterworks started flowing. Likely a combination of the impossible to unbutton row of mini buttons, a pushy sales associate, and needing to go up a size, but it was that exact moment that the stress of college applications, a varsity sports team and just generally being a teenage girl decided to hit me. Lovely.

Here are six other situations that might leave even the strongest of us a little teary eyed:

1. You Gained the Freshman 5, 15, or 50:  No matter your size, extra weight gain from college ranks pretty high up there among the list of most upsetting things.

2. You Lost the Freshman 5, 15, or 50: And you’ve never looked hotter in that skintight dress. Tears. Of. Joy.

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Guys, normally I try to write really healthy recipes for this column. Really, I do. From incorporating super food sweet potatoes into your picnic recipes to forcing grilled fruit on your family’s barbecue, I believe it is important to try to eat yummy, healthy food as much as possible.

If you haven’t noticed, right now, I’m in the middle of a one-month challenge to stop stress eating. Unfortunately, the past weekend was one of the most unfortunately stressful of my life; I cried probably 75% of the time. All I could think about was eating carbs until the feelings stopped. So when I was Skype-ing with my lovely boyfriend, Danny, the other night and he told me about his idea for this milkshake, I had to try it and augment it to be healthy and…maybe a meal…or something. Secretly, though, I wanted him to make me several gallons of milkshake and let me drink it out of a bucket with a straw. I decided to stick with the healthier version though, because that meant I could eat it for breakfast.

Nutella is a delicious hazelnut-cocoa spread. It is not the healthiest thing in the world – it is pretty high in calories. But it’s more hazelnut than it is chocolate and the fat in hazelnuts is considered to be good for us – and it’s helpful in assisting our bodies in absorbing other nutrients! Bananas, of course, are very high in potassium, an important nutrient for your body, as well as dietary fiber and vitamins A, C, D and K. Instead of ice cream, I used Greek yogurt, which is creamier than regular yogurt and typically lower in calories, with just as much calcium. (If you really want a treat though, use ice cream instead of yogurt… mmmm….)

“Healthy” Nutella and Banana Smoothie 

You will need…

• 1-2 tablespoons of Nutella
• 1 banana, cut up
• 1 small-ish container of Greek yogurt (you won’t need a giant container – only a cup or so)
• 1 cup of ice
• A splash of orange juice, milk or a bit of extra yogurt (this is just to smooth it out if it’s too thick!)
• Strawberries, blueberries, etc. (any additions that you like in smoothies!)

How to make it…

In a small bowl, cut up banana and add Nutella. Mash up together. (I realize this seems really gross, but it will help it blend up better.) Add yogurt and ice and blend. If too thick, add a splash of orange juice, milk or a bit more yogurt. If you want to add other fruits, add them at this point. Pour in a glass and enjoy with a slice of toast! Mmm!

Stomach still growling? We got your….belly? Get more easy, college-friendly recipes here.

The waves, the sand, the salty air.  Sounds like the makings of a perfect beach day, right?  Yeah, until you think about the fact that your hair becomes a hot mess when all of those things combine.  Especially my curly/wavy girls out there.  It can be tough to battle the beach when it comes to your hair, but fear not.  I’ve got some quick ways to prevent your hair from looking like a pile of seaweed.

First things first, protection is a must.  (FYI you should use that motto in all areas of your life!)  You want to make sure you’re applying a heat protectant or Argan oil to keep your hair safe and frizz-free.  You can get the Sedu Argan Oil in this video from Folica!

The beach can actually work in your favor if you’ve got the right style.  Braids are my favorite style for the beach because the salty air acts like Bumble & Bumble’s Surf Spray (also fab!) and gives me a nice surfer girl wave at the end of the day.  I believe braids are your hair’s best friend at the beach.  Buns are also great for adding some volume and texture while keeping your hair off your face.

Got something you want me to cover? Post it in the comments below. And don’t forget to follow us on YouTube and check out my other videos right here! And for more beauty related tips, check out my website and follow me on Twitter!

[Everyone’s got a vice, a bad habit, something they know they need to change. Unfortunately, everyone also has a million excuses why they just can’t do it. Not anymore. Every month we will be following a different CollegeCandy writer as she takes on a personal challenge. Last month, Khalea gave up fried food. This month, Michelle is going to come face to face with stress eating. Can she stop the emotional ice cream binges? We'll find out....]

The first few days

The past weekend was one of the worst weekends I’ve had in a while. I will admit to crying about 75% of the time. Several times, I called my lovely boyfriend on Skype only to immediately start crying at him through my computer. Trust me, crying into a keyboard while your boyfriend stares at your blurry webcam video is the least helpful form of communication for a relationship.

Since I started this challenge, I have struggled with one fundamental question: Why do I eat instead of feel? It’s a good question. Why do some people do drugs, or drink too much? Why do some people compulsively shop? What makes us neurotic?

I enjoy food – I really do. Since I write the Intro to Cooking column here at CollegeCandy, I obviously enjoy food. But sometimes, I use food as a crutch. Anxiety is something I have always dealt with: I feel a great deal of anxiety when it comes to school, but also in relationships and dealing with people. When I e-mail someone and they don’t reply for a few days, I don’t get annoyed with them; I get anxious that they’re mad at me. A lot of this has to do with my own insecurity and my incessant need to receive assurance that I am a good, capable person. But a huge part of it contributes to my stress eating. Instead of asking someone to reply to my e-mail, or telling people, like my boyfriend, that I need more reassurance, I eat.

But why don’t I allow myself to feel real emotions?

Whenever I have a crying spell, I usually end it by putting in on of my favorite movies and eating something with carbs (a sandwich, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, garlic bread…) I don’t really allow myself to just cry. Eating forces me to use my mouth in a way other than contorting into “ugly cry face” (I am a victim, kids). A movie draws my attention away from my feelings and into a different world.

On Monday, I found myself standing in my parents’ kitchen holding three graham crackers coated in a generous layer of Nutella. I ate all three in about two minutes. I didn’t even give myself a chance to think about it. It was my first “cheat” – my first crack. I started to wonder if I could ever stop stress eating.

Immediately, I sat down to work on this article. I began to wonder, again, why I don’t allow myself to fully feel my emotions. Being emotional – that is, really feeling emotions fully – is uncomfortable and generally not very fun. Can I help myself to stop stress eating… by forcing myself to feel uncomfortable? Will it make me happier to stop stress eating… or will it make me unhappy?

What Works?

⦁       Talk it out. It really helps to have someone to talk to. Recently, this has been my boyfriend. Hearing his voice when I’m having a crying spell, or having him reassure me that I will get a job and that I’ve always made the right choices when it comes to my career, is the greatest comfort ever. Being able to tell him exactly why I’m upset forces me to really, really feel my feelings – rather than hide in my bedroom and eat them away.

⦁       Yoga? Okay, I’m gonna shatter some worlds here. Yoga is nice. It’s a nice way for me to start my morning. After my incident with the graham crackers Monday, I tried to do some yoga… and I ended up just getting really cranky about it. The last thing I wanted to see was a woman in a pink spandex jumpsuit doing yoga on the beach. It helps to relax me in the morning and generally keeps me relaxed… but if I’m already stressed, I want nothing to do with it. So yoga is a mixed bag for me right now.

⦁       Staying conscious. I got this idea from a friend. How often do I realize that I am eating due to stress versus actual hunger? Do I sometimes confuse my anxiety with hunger (or, do I justify my stress eating as legitimate hunger)? Society teaches us that we should keep our emotions in check – how many books have been written about women crying in the workplace? – so it has become easy for us all to hide our real emotions. Staying conscious of how we really feel about things can help us stop stress eating, seems to be my logical thought. Part of this, for me, is journaling. Writing down what I feel, when I feel it, and potential reasons for it, helps me get back in tune with my real emotions… so I can feel them, rather than eat four pieces of peanut butter toast.

Final Thoughts

A huge part of this challenge for me is increasing my self-awareness. As a writer, I tend to be very observant of others and the environment around me, but not necessarily of myself. It is difficult to re-learn how to look at yourself, and how you feel and think, all in one month. This isn’t going to be a month-long process, just a one-month glimpse of a longer battle.

For the past week, I have been on edge – without my regular stress eating sprees, I’ve been forcing myself to actually feel, or to at least think things through thoroughly. But I don’t want to just force myself to feel, I want to address what it is that makes me choose food rather than my own thoughts. By confronting what it is about really feeling that I want to avoid, I will be able to more easily stop stress eating, because I’ll be addressing the larger, underlying issue. What is it about feeling emotions that makes us uncomfortable? And how can we change it?

If you’re taking on this challenge with me, how’s it going for you? What has been your greatest difficulty? How have to dealt with the temptation to stress eat?